Not having any luck either. 

 

 

Don't lie RW, those are your trained pets :)

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I think there is a Johnson Park in C-Ville and one in G-Town, I was at the one in G-Town near Johnson Rd @ Poplar.

There are 2 ponds there and both seemed to fish equally.

I haven't fished the one in C-Ville before.

Yep, Glenn Springs is going to be tough bank fishing due to the grass. 

Your best bet is going to be topwater at dawn and dusk if you're talking fishing the bank there during summer. 

 

Herb Parsons has a trail around the lake and no grass in it so you can get more access, just fish it like you would a normal pond.  Don't forget about the riprap there either, there are fish on it year round.  Just bring a lot of jigs because you need to get down in the rocks to get them most of the time, and the rocks like to eat jigs

Topwater at dawn and dusk is a good option there too along the rip-rap, but you're a prisoner to the gate there as you are at Glenn

 

Hatchie has some ponds, you can get a map and free permit at the ranger station.  I used to hunt there but never have fished it, you can try to ask someone at the office for info I guess. 

 

Orgill park has a good sized lake/pond with easy bank access except around the golf course parts, and I've caught some good ones there up to 5-6 lbs in years past and heard of 8-10's but never seen one there.  I would fish it more if it was closer

 

Poplar Tree at Shelby Forest has trail access to most of it as well and no grass to worry about.  It too is gated and limited hours to fish. 

 

Another option not talked about a lot is Shelby Farms, there are at least 6-7 decent sized ponds with bass there, you just have to hike a little to fish most of them.  There is a snot grass issue with most of those too, you just need to fish the right baits to deal with it, it is good for bass but harder for fishermen.  Think Flukes, Floating Worms, Frogs, etc..  

Also, the park hours are a hindrance here during summer - sunrise to sunset. 

 

IMO, most of the bigger TWRA lakes on this list are better fished from a boat, I think you get more bang for your buck on the bank fishing the smaller ponds. 

Hope that helps you. 

 

Also, if you're willing to drive 2 hours, Pickwick around the tailrace can be a great place to bank fish for many species. 

There is a lake on the Hatchie refugee that is called Oneal Lake. You can drive all the way around it and fish the entire thing from the shore. It does have a lot of vegetation but Its fishable from the bank. I haven't fished it in a couple of years but there are some really good bass there. If you get off on exit 52 headed east turn left on the next street and you cant miss it. I agree fishing Glenn Springs from the shore is almost impossible. I fished it yesterday from My boat and had a pretty good day using buzzbaits early and cranking over channels later in the day. Plan on hitting the local ponds more in the next couple weeks so maybe I will see some of my fellow Pond Hoppers out !

Unfortunately the Gtown Johnson Rd. ponds are posted No Fishing - at least they were when I stopped by this evening

Where did you see that sign?  I was there this morning and never saw anything about fishing.  There is a sign that says no wading or swimming, but G-Town parks allow fishing as far as I know. 

 

The website lists it as a fishing pond too. 

https://www.google.com/maps/search/2970+Johnson+Road+Shelby,+Tennessee+38138/@35.085184,-89.812943,1373m/data=!3m1!4b1?source=s_q&hl=en

Where did you see that sign?  I was there this morning and never saw anything about fishing.  There is a sign that says no wading or swimming, but G-Town parks allow fishing as far as I know. 

 

The website lists it as a fishing pond too. 

https://www.google.com/maps/search/2970+Johnson+Road+Shelby,+Tennessee+38138/@35.085184,-89.812943,1373m/data=!3m1!4b1?source=s_q&hl=en

I drove by there today as well and saw the "No fishing" signs everywhere around both ponds. No idea why

That is strange.  I fished both of them this morning and never saw a no fishing sign, but I did see the other signs. 

Could they have just put those up today or did they look like they had been there a while?? 

You're saying there are multiple signs around the lake that you would see if you were using the walkway? 

I've got to see an eye doctor

 

 

EDIT:

I just thought of something, if they are temporary signs, I think they have a fishing rodeo this month in that pond.  I bet they stocked it w catfish and put up signs to save the fish for the kids. 

I know they usually close the rodeo locations prior to the event.   

 

I still don't think those signs were there this morning....

 

I looked it up, this years rodeo is June 6th!!

There are a couple guys on here who know one of the Germantown Park Rangers - perhaps someone can figure out what is up. Very strange.

That is strange.  I fished both of them this morning and never saw a no fishing sign, but I did see the other signs. 

Could they have just put those up today or did they look like they had been there a while?? 

You're saying there are multiple signs around the lake that you would see if you were using the walkway? 

I've got to see an eye doctor

Yeah they looked pretty new. Very well could have been today. There were at the end of the walkways as approaching the ponds and scattered around, probably 5-6 at each pond. They must of not been there this morning because you couldn't miss them.

The signs definitely looked temporary.

The signs definitely looked temporary.

There were numerous yellow temporary signs up posted around each of the ponds. Probably put there this afternoon. Makes sense that there's a special event in the works.

Mystery solved... kids fishing rodeo this weekend at Johnson Park.

Hope y'all have a good w/end and get some fishing in!!

 

We're camping up at Natchez Trace SP, I'm going to take a shot at the 16 lb bass TWRA shocked up out of Browns Creek lake

Hey guys I just moved here from colorado and I still don't know the area very well except I do know of the pond behind kroger/autozone.  Its a pretty close drive to where I live now.  Basically I'm just wondering if anyone wants to go hit a few ponds this weekend and show me a few places to throw a line in.  Catch and release of course.   All of my wife's friends husbands don't fish, so I have no fishing buddy's here.  Sacrilege I know but in the future I'm hoping to change them of that habit. 

Anyone fished Horseshoe lake this year?

Hope y'all have a good w/end and get some fishing in!!

 

We're camping up at Natchez Trace SP, I'm going to take a shot at the 16 lb bass TWRA shocked up out of Browns Creek lake

I'll be there camping in July myself and fishing.

Went to the hatchie refuge today, was there at O'Neal lake for about 4 hours and got nothing, not even a big bite

Hey guys I just moved here from colorado and I still don't know the area very well except I do know of the pond behind kroger/autozone.  Its a pretty close drive to where I live now.  Basically I'm just wondering if anyone wants to go hit a few ponds this weekend and show me a few places to throw a line in.  Catch and release of course.   All of my wife's friends husbands don't fish, so I have no fishing buddy's here.  Sacrilege I know but in the future I'm hoping to change them of that habit. 

I live in Bartlett also, so if you ever wanna meet up just send me a PM. Unfortunately I cant go this weekend. just check in with me later if you want. 

Has anyone tried the pond on the north side of I-40 near Covington Pike? Looks like its next to some Mulch piles and has a Barge in it on the N. side?  You would have to have 4x4 to get to it unless you wanna walk from what looks like a small parking area off of covington pike.  Or is it private cause the road is pretty rutted up it looked like from the interstate but I do got the truck to get through there as long as the mud ruts are not too deep. 

Hey guys I just moved here from colorado and I still don't know the area very well except I do know of the pond behind kroger/autozone.  Its a pretty close drive to where I live now.  Basically I'm just wondering if anyone wants to go hit a few ponds this weekend and show me a few places to throw a line in.  Catch and release of course.   All of my wife's friends husbands don't fish, so I have no fishing buddy's here.  Sacrilege I know but in the future I'm hoping to change them of that habit.

I live in Bartlett as well, me and my fiancé might be going to to either shelby farms or some little lakes around here on Sunday

I also live in Bartlett lol

Anyone around here fly fish? If so, could you give me some advice on what flies to use for bass around Memphis, specifically at civic center since that's probably where I'll try next. Thanks!

If anyone goes to Daycare today and wants a free topwater plug, check the northeast shoreline in the grass, but be careful if you reach for it... the huge cottonmouth it is attached to is quite fond of it and has no problem expressing his feelings clearly.

Has anyone fished behind/around the Riverwood area behind Riverwood Elementary in a Cordova? If so is it private or public? How's Appling lake?

If anyone goes to Daycare today and wants a free topwater plug, check the northeast shoreline in the grass, but be careful if you reach for it... the huge cottonmouth it is attached to is quite fond of it and has no problem expressing his feelings clearly.

Attached how?  In the mouth? I like a good scavenger hunt

What kind of plug?

 

BTW, here is one I saw below the dam at Cub Creek Lake in Natchez trace SP this w/end. 

I was about 30' from him, so the zoom  / pic quality isn't very good.  This snake was probably over 4' long and I'd say as thick as a baseball in the middle

 

Fishing was fair and not enough of it, biggest was a 4lbr at Browns Creek but no pic, I dropped the fish right when I got the hook out. 

It was hooked in the bottom lip and I didn't have a good hold, boo hoo.  He received freedom and a good headache for his efforts. 

 

The snake was hooked in the body. I went back out this morning and had a shovel in my car as I assumed I would find the snake in the same place I last saw it. Instead there was a young guy walking around the pond in shorts and carrying a snake stick. I thought at first he was a member here and I was going to say, "times must be tough if a free topwater plug is that important to you." He actually just saw the snake and said he studied herpatology in college and was a local teacher. He said he saw the snake swimming around still hooked and he was gonna try to get it out.

Turns out it was a big water snake and not a cottonmouth. I know a lot more than most about snakes and it even fooled me. It swam on top of the water and had a triangle-shaped head. Never got close enough to see the eyes and determine round or not. The young man said that water snakes will actually do that with their head to look like a venomous snake as a defense mechanism. Never knew that and felt pretty dumb because I know a lot of water snakes get killed because of being mistakenly ID'd. About 20 mins later I saw him swim past me. Happy ending I suppose!